Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1887-01-27


Holmes had killed in the fight for his life.
Wolves are unusually bold this season.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The following
are the dates fixed for holding civil ser
vice examinations in Dakota cities: Fargo,
third Saturday IN August; Bismarck, first
Tuesday in August; Yankton, third Fri
day in November.
CHICAGO, Jan. 26.-Early this morning
John Watts, we'll known character
about the docks, entered George Will
sons liquor store, corner of.South Water
and Canal streets, accompanied by a
male companion and two women. The
quartette entered wine room IN the
rear, and shortly atterward three men
entered the saloon, one OF whom had a
badly bruised face and eye. This one
listened at the door of the wine room,
and then turning to his companions,
said:
''Now I'M GOING TO DO HIM.
With that he drew long dirk from his
pocket and stepped hastily to the wine
room door. Pushing 1t open he saw John
Watts sitting with his back to him and
without word of warning the murderer
bent over the unsuspecting mans shoul-
der aud plunged the dagger mp to the
hilt into his heart. Jerking his bloody
weapon out, he ran through the side door,
followed by his chums, and escaped.
Watts rolled from his chair, with wine
glass clutched between his fingers and
DIED IN FEW MINUTES.
HIS friend left the saloon without wait
ing for developments, but the women
were taken to the Harrison street patrol
and locked IN q cell. 1t is stated that
Watts had just returned from ball,
where h. had quarrel with the man
who murdered him, over woman, and
Watts administered thrashing to the
murderer.
S1eux FALLS. Jan. 26.-The Ergo In
surance company directory did not meet.
Meanwhile on application of John Nor
ris Co. of Chicago, who has judgment fol
some 5000, Judge Palmer appointed
referee to see whether property can be
discovered to satisfy Morris, and enjoin'
ing the corporation from disposing o1
ANYTHING 1t had. Referee adjourned from
Monday until Wednesday. Meanwhile
President johnson is at the bedside OF a
sick father, Vice President Collier, pre-
dieting . successful termination, Treasu-
rer Smith Is uncertain, and Secretary
Lowell declared himself out of office.
There is charge that books have been
doctored and that money given by John
son to pay Dakota claims was taken east
to satisfy brokers. There IS an impress
sio1. s1oG: that the managers intend to
transfer the Fargo business to another
company. Nothing but disaster seems TO
have overtaken this corporation since it
left North Dakota. The outcome cannot
be predicted until Mr.. Lowell gets here.
Ii is said there is an interneclne war as
between him and Col. Collier, of long
standing. Meanwhile where IS Walker?
NEW YORK, Jan. 2e.-Leon Wander
pool, the war correspondent of the Paris
Figaro, who served that paper on Russo
Turkish and other campaigns, and who IS
at present IN this city, received a cable
gram from The Figaro today, saying that
war IS imminent and inevitable, and Or
derlng him to sail for Paris not later than
February lst.
P1TTsBURG, Jan. 26.--A meeting of the
Rena or Renault heirs, who claim l20, 900
atres of laud in Illinois and Missouri, will
be held IN this city Feb. 5, to prepare pa
pers for a suit. Sixty-three heirs, resld-
ing in different parts of the country, will
be present. The Illinois land is IN the
site OF Peoria, and is valued at O,0oO,-
600.
ST.. PAUL, Jan. 56.-The bill recently
introduced in the legislature for drainage
of Red River lands provides for appro-
prietlon of $l25 900 to be paid IN s25, 200
installments for the next five years, under
control of a commission composed OF the
governor, auditor and secretary of state.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 26.-The gov
ernor has appointed ex-President r. 3.
HAYES to be trustee of the Ono state
university for the term of seven years.
Duluth Markets.
DULUTH, Mimi, Jan. 26.-Wheat open
ed cash May s55s bid. June s714. Closed
May s534 bid, June S7$s sellers. Re
ceints 65 577 shinments none. cars AZ.